Meet your UNELECTED Government! Remember their names: Carl Berg: Ranking No. 308 on the Forbes 400, Berg is a Silicon Valley real estate titan with an estimated fortune of $1.1 billion. Ronnie Cameron: He runs agribusiness giant Mountaire Corporation. During a meeting of the Kochs donor network in 2011, Charles Koch recognized Cameron (and other donors) for donating at least $1 million to their cause. Charles Chandler: Based in the Kochs hometown of Wichita, Kansas, Chandler is the CEO of Intrust Bank. John Childs: He runs the Boston-based private equity firm J.W. Childs & Associates. Jamie Coulter: Haling from Wichita, Coulter is the former CEO of the Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon restaurant chain. Bob and Steve Fettig: The Fettigs run the metal fabrication company Tankcraft, based in Darien, Wisconsin. Steve is the companys CFO; Bob is CEO. Richard and Leslie Gilliam: Richard founded Virginia-based coal mining company Cumberland Resources Corporation, which he sold to Massey Energy for nearly a billion dollars in 2010. Ken Griffin: A major conservative donor, the Chicago-based businessman founded the hedge fund Citadel and is worth an estimated $4.4 billion. John Griffin: Hes the founder of Blue Ridge Capital, a New York hedge fund. Dick Haworth: Hes the chairman emeritus of Holland, Michigan-based office furniture company Haworth. Richard Ric Kayne: Hes the founder and chairman of Los Angeles-based investment firm Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. Dan Kirby: Hes president of Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Kirby Financial. Fred Klipsch: Hes the chairman of Klipsch Group, a speaker and headphone manufacturer. Frank Kozel: Hes the principal of Pittsburgh-based Keystone Energy Oil & Gas Inc. Francis Franc Lee: Hes the president and CEO of Flowood, Mississippi-based lender First Tower, LLC. Robert Bob Luddy: Hes president of CativeAire Systems Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hugh Maclellan: Hes the executive chairman of Chattanooga, Tennessees Maclellan Foundation, which make grants to Christian causes. Cecil OBrate: Hes the CEO of Garden City, Kansas-based Palmer Manufacturing & Tank. Verl Purdy: Hes the chairman and CEO of Charlotte, North Carolina-based AGDATA Inc. Tom Rastin: Hes a director and vice chairman of the Mount Vernon, Ohio-based Ariel Foundation, started by his wife, Karen Buchwald Wright, the CEO of Ariel Corporation. Rastin is the companys vice president of engineering, sales, and marketing. George Records: A member of the Hoover Institutions board of overseers, Records is the retired chairman of Oklahoma Citys Midland Group. Robert Rowling: Ranking No. 93 on the Forbes 400 with an estimated fortune of $4.9 billion, Rowling is the cofounder of TRT Holdings, which owns Golds Gym and Omni Hotels. John Schnatter: Hes the founder and CEO of Papa Johns International. Tina and Craig Snider: They are the children of Ed Snider, a founding contributor of the Ayn Rand Institute and chairman of Comcast Spectacor, a sports and entertainment company that owns the Philadelphia Flyers. Dian Stai: Based in Texas, Stai cofounded Owen Healthcare Inc. with her late husband. Shes a top conservative donor who gave $125,000 to the pro-Mitt Romney super-PAC Restore Our Future during the 2012 election cycle. Jim Stephenson: Hes the president and CEO of Georgia-based Yancey Bros. Co., which provides Caterpillar, AGCO, and Blue Bird Bus Co. products and services throughout the state of Georgia. Stephenson is also an Americans for Prosperity board member. Jim Von Ehr: Hes the CEO and founder of Richardson, Texas-based Zyvex Labs. Debra Waller: Since 2001, shes been the chairman and CEO of Jockey International Inc. Lew Ward: Hes the founder of Oklahoma-based Ward Petroleum Corporation. Dick Weiss: Hes the Core Equity senior portfolio manager at Wells Capital Management. Karen Wright: Shes the founder and CEO of the Ariel Foundation, a private philanthropy group based in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Shes also CEO of the Ariel Corporation, a natural gas compression company. *Mother Jones was unable to confirm the identities of some donors on the list, including Steve Clark, Paul Foster, George Gibbs, George Jenkins, Jerry Hayden, Kent McCarthy, Andrew Miller, Ted Saunders, Tom Smith, Jaime Snider, and Dean Williams. PLAYERS Charles Koch: Hes the chairman and CEO of Koch Industries. David Koch: Hes Koch Industries executive vice president and a board member. Michael Lanzara: A former director for special projects at Koch Companies Public Sector, Lanzara now works for Freedom Partners. Steve Feilmeier: Hes chief financial officer and executive vice president of Koch Industries. Kevin Gentry: A vice president at Koch Companies Public Sector, Gentry is the Koch brothers top fundraiser. He also serves on the board of Freedom Partners. Jeff Noble: A former senior development associate at Koch Companies Public Sector, Noble currently works for Freedom Partners. Tim Phillips: Hes the president of Americans for Prosperity, the political advocacy group founded by the Koch brothers and Richard Fink. Chris Fink: Hes Americans for Prosperitys vice president of development and the son of Richard Fink. Teresa Oelke: Shes Americans for Prosperitys vice president for state operations. David Fladeboe: Hes the state director for Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin. Brett Hinkey: A former senior development associate at Koch Companies Public Sector, Hinkey now works for Freedom Partners. Daniel Garza: Hes the executive director of the Libre Initiative, a Koch-funded nonprofit focused on Hispanic outreach. Chase Koch: Hes Charles son and the president of Koch Fertilizer. Richard Fink: Hes the chairman and CEO of Koch Companies Public Sector and a board member of Koch Industries. A founder of the Mercatus Center and Americans for Prosperity, Fink is the Koch top strategist and political adviser. Ryan Stowers: Hes the director for higher education at the Charles G. Koch Foundation. Brian Hooks: Hes the executive director and chief operating officer of the Mercatus Center. Marc Short: Short heads Freedom Partners, the centerpiece of the Koch brothers political operation. Short is a former chief of staff of the House Republican Conference. Scott Hagerstrom: Hes the state director of Americans for Prosperity-Michigan. Jennifer Stefano: Shes the state director for Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania. Tommy Von der Heydt: Hes a former regional development officer for Americans for Prosperity. Corey Lewandowski: Hes the East Coast regional director for Americans for Prosperity. Slade OBrien: Hes state director of Americans for Prosperity-Florida. John Hardin: Hes a program manager at the Charles G. Koch Foundation. Michael Palmer: He is the president of i360, which bills itself as the leading data and technology resource for the pro-free-market political and advocacy community. Palmers firm has worked closely with the Kochs voter microtargeting operation, Themis. Derek Johnson: Hes a program officer for higher education at the Charles G. Koch Foundation. Nathan Nascimento: Hes an employee of Freedom Partners. James Davis: Hes the vice president of strategic communications at Freedom Partners. Luke Hilgemann: Hes Americans for Prosperitys chief operating officer.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 04:00:38 +0000
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